Any sort of political correctness needs to be swept out of the way

My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.

I know people are looking at whats happening in Washington and then they also look at events in Europe, in Greece and Portugal and other places and worry about that.

All my life I've believed that men and women have equal capacities and talents...consequently there should be equality in life's chances.

Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.

There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.

In politics there's never a magic wand.

Our nation is well equipped to make the transition. We have an abundance of natural resources like wind, natural gas, solar and geothermal.

If you complain, you’re ‘playing the victim’; if you don’t complain, you are a victim.

Those of you who have spent time with Australians know that we are not given to overstatement. By nature we are laconic speakers and by conviction we are realistic thinkers.

I know reform is never easy. But I know reform is right.

Life is a book. Keep writing your book.

This is a special date but that was a special time

Perhaps every generation thinks of itself as a lost generation and perhaps every generation is right.

History is nothing but a problem of mechanics applied to psychology.

Be patient, Ophelia. Love, Hamlet

Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside.

It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education, and healthcare.

People wait for something to happen in order to be happy; the key is to be happy regardless.

America's best days lie ahead. You ain't seen nothing yet.

Many Americans who are not fastened at the temples to a Christian prayer book are offended by politicians who justify their decisions by piously quoting the Old Testament.